Activities

The activities of the Society comprise the publication of periodical journals and books, annual meetings, awards, discussion and lecture meetings, seminars and symposia as well as technical exchange and cooperation with related organizations.

The Society deals with activities in a wide field of colour materials such as pigments, paints, printing inks, raw materials, intermediates, functional products, additives, cosmetics, textiles, papers, ceramics, plastics, characterization, test equipment and so on. For the purpose of the development of these activities, four Divisions (Pigments, Coatings, Printing Inks, Colour Material Characterization) and six Research Groups (Pigment Technology, Physics and Chemistry of Coatings, Wood Finishing, Coating Technology, Colour Science, Printing Ink Technology) are managed separately to cover specific interests.

In addition, international exchange with 38 overseas organizations is carried out, as is the organization of international conferences.